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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 604: Harming a Professional Reputation.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 604. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. It is beautiful today especially; the sun is shining, another beautiful day in L.A. I hope the sun is shining where you are, unless, of course, you’re listening to this at night.

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This episode is called “Harming a Professional Reputation.” “To harm” means to damage. One’s “reputation” is what other people think of you. Let’s get started.

Alex: Good morning. What’s with the gloom and doom?

Paige: Have you seen this morning’s newspaper?

Alex: No, I haven’t.

Paige: You’d better read this. It’s an article about our company.

Alex: Let me see that. This is outrageous! How can anybody print such lies? We’re not on the verge of going under. How did they get a hold of so much misleading